"As the Independence Day is being celebrated next week, we have started taking all possible measures to avoid any untoward incident," Mumbai police spokesperson Ashok Dudhe said.
Nearly 40,000-strong city police force will be on bandobast duty, he said, adding there will be 'nakabandi' at various locations across the city.
"We have called for some extra security forces from outside to ensure peace on and before the Independence Day. Personnel of Rapid Action Force (RPF) will be roped in and there will be policemen stationed across Mumbai in plain clothes," Dudhe said.
